Negotiation skills exercise Each of the parties has 1000 pounds.

Your groups objective is to negotiate with the other group for more than 1000 pounds. Follow the five stages of the negotiation process.

Negotiation skills exercise The Charity Donation Background Every year a wealthy benefactor allocates a sum of money to charity. There are no strings attached to the donation. She worked with a team of people to help her decide how to allocate money.

Your brief Your team should negotiate with the other teams to secure the funds you need referred to the briefing sheets. The overall sum of money available is 100,000. It is known that traditionally the benefactor and her team prefer to give out large lump sum of money rather than lots of small amounts; but also that they usually want their award of money to have the maximum impact for the most people. The benefactor and her team are busy people and would like the charitable organisations to negotiate amongst themselves and come up with their own agreement as to how the funds should be allocated.

Briefing sheet one AIDS foundation charity You represent an international AIDS foundation charity whose aims are to: Provide information and advice guidance education across the globe to those suffering from or concerned about AIDS/HIV Establish dedicated care facilities in three countries for people in the advanced stages of AIDS. This year you are seeking to fund the following Train 5 AIDS/HIV counsellors in your local area. Total cost 25,000 Equip a small ward attached the local hospital specifically for AIDS sufferers. Total cost 95,000

Briefing sheet two animal welfare charity guide dogs for the blind You represent an animal welfare charity which provides guide dogs for blind people in the United Kingdom. This year you are seeking to fund the following Purchase 15 new dogs and train them and their users total cost 45,000 Refurbish your existing blind dog training centre in order to increase its size and improve your somewhat outdated facilities total cost 75,000 Reflective collars for guide dogs 1000 collars at 2.50 each

Briefing sheet three local church community action programme You are members of your Local church community action programme. The aims of your charity are: To run a job club the long-term unemployed To offer a counselling service to and for the whole community To provide a friendly club for the elderly and infirm This year you would like to fund the following Travelling expenses for those attending job interviews total cost 10,000 Purchase of two computers with printers and software,ne for the administration of the counselling service and the second for the use of job club members total cost 6,000 Purchase a photocopier for general use and the use of job of members total cost 5,500 Purchase a customised minibus with wheelchair access for the friendly club total cost including insurance and one years maintenance 30,000 Provide fully funded two-day trip to Blackpool for 30 elderly and infirm local residents total cost 24,000 including salary costs for the carers

Briefing sheet four Royal National lifeboat institution You represent the local branch of the RNLI. Last year over 1,500 people were saved from the seas around the UK. You are seeking to fund A new faster and more reliable electric winch system for the lifeboat house ramp total cost 35,000 New improved GPS radio system for the two lifeboats total cost 6,000 Training courses on resuscitation techniques for all volunteer lifeboat personnel estimated cost 1000 per person. You have 24 volunteers but some are more active than others. New public donation marketing campaign to encourage members of the public to make financial donations to support the work of the RNLI total cost 4,500

Briefing sheet five UNICEF asthma campaign UNICEF seeking funding to set up a national UK asthma screening scheme. You seek funding for Mobile asthma clinic to tour the UK total cost 42,000 Salary costs for the staff for the above clinic total cost 35,000 Insurance and fuel costs for the mobile clinic 8,000 Funding for research into the incidence of asthma in migrant agricultural workers total cost 47,000 Daytrip to the seaside for local asthma sufferers 3,000 Purchase of 10,000 asthma inhalers at 3 each Funding for an information leaflet for members of the public to inform them about asthma 100,000 leaflets at 10p each